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Message: Jesus reveals perfect love to us. Our response to that love should be faithfulness and discipleship, but we are freely able to accept or reject God's love and gift of Heaven.
Prayer: Hail, Holy Queen
The Sacred Heart reminds us what “Perfect Love” looks like. The Crown of Thorns represents the Passion of Christ and his victory over death. Christ tells us in the Gospel, “The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them” (John 15:13). There is also a Cross on top which reminds us of the death on the Cross and the sword that pierced his side is also pictured. St. Margaret Mary Alcoque said that the cross is planted in the heart and appears much smaller because the entire reality of the crucifixion derives its meaning from and cannot be understood apart from the heart of Jesus. The fire denotes the final sacrifice. Before Jesus was born, there were sacrifices of burnt offerings to God. Jesus was the perfect and final sacrifice. Christ is the Light of the World which is symbolized by the rays of light coming from around the heart.
Jesus showed us through his life on earth what perfect love looks like and reminds us of our call to be perfect and holy. He left us the Holy Spirit and the sacraments to assist us in this journey that is not always going to be easy. His life also showed us how to use our free-will to make decisions that accept God’s love for us and that share this love with everyone (even our enemies, since they are beloved children of God). Through imitating His life, we are better able to live our own lives to the fullest extent.
Saint Activities for February
Saint Activities for February
Feb. 1: St. Bridget of Ireland (St. Bridget is associated with many miracles reated to healing. Ask her to pray for someone who needs healing in your life.)
Feb. 14: St. Valentine (Send a Valentine's Day card to someone who may not get one or make cookies and bring them to a homebound person.)
Feb. 18: St. Fra Angelico (He is a well-known Italian painter of the early Renaissance and is patron Saint of Catholic artists. Take some time today to make a craft with your gifts and talents.
Feb. 21: St. Peter Damian (St. Peter Damian fasted and prayed often. Skip a snack today and offer it up for all of those who feel hunger pains on a regular basis.)
Family Activities for February
Family Activities for February
Feb. 2: Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple (Talk as a family about ways each member can give more of themselves to God and light a candle asking the Light of Christ be within each of you.)
Feb 7-14: National Marriage Week (Do something to support and strengthen your marriage, by reading a book together, going on a date, praying for each other, etc.)
Feb 11: World Day of the Sick and National Shut-In Visitation Day (Find out who the homebound people in your neighborhood are and leave them a gift or card or do something nice for them. If you know someone who is sick, call them and check up on them or bring them a meal.)
Feb 22: Feast Day of the Chair of St. Peter (Say a prayer for Pope Leo XIV.)
Week 4 Thoughts
Week 4 Thoughts
5 Minutes: Take a look at a picture of the Sacred Heart together and see if your child(ren) can point out the different symbols and what they could each represent. Goal: Child will learn more about sacred art and how it can be used to share the faith with others.
15 Minutes: Look at the Beatitudes as a family (Matthew 5:1-12). Put each of them into your own words and talk about what your child(ren) can do to live out that Beatitude in their life and how you can live it out as an adult. Goal: Child will learn how happiness can come out of suffering and how to implement what they learn from Scripture into their daily life.
30 Minutes: Take a look at each of the sacraments and remember what they are, what happens during them and what gifts are given through them. (Baptism, Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony, Holy Orders, Anointing of the Sick) Discuss how each of these gives us strength to perfectly love one another and ourselves. Talk about how the sacraments change us and what the world would look like if everyone knew and received the sacraments. Goal: Child will get to know each of the seven sacraments and how they give us strength to live as Jesus calls us to live.
Participants will be able to recognize the Sacred Heart image and describe the signs and symbols within it.
Participants will internalize what it means to say Jesus is 100% God and 100% human.
Participants will know how to learn from Jesus, our master teacher, on how they can live their life to the fullest.
Participants will understand that we are called to be perfect and holy and explore how they can gain strength from the sacraments.
Participants will begin to embrace the dignity of every human person and answer the call to justice and mercy for all people.
Participants will internalize the meaning of suffering and know that good can come from it by looking at the Beatitudes.
Participants will explore what free-will means to themselves and the world around them.
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